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*{{Sm|Kishiru|Japan}} - The best Pikachu player in Japan in the early metagame and during the pandemic period, placing top 32 at several majors/supermajors such as 13th at {{Trn|Kagaribi 5}}, 17th at {{Trn|Umebura Japan Major 2019}}, and 25th at {{Trn|Glitch 8 - Missingno}}. He went inactive in late-2021 and has only made a handful of tournament appearances since. | *{{Sm|Kishiru|Japan}} - The best Pikachu player in Japan in the early metagame and during the pandemic period, placing top 32 at several majors/supermajors such as 13th at {{Trn|Kagaribi 5}}, 17th at {{Trn|Umebura Japan Major 2019}}, and 25th at {{Trn|Glitch 8 - Missingno}}. He went inactive in late-2021 and has only made a handful of tournament appearances since. | ||
*{{Sm|Neeroz|France}} - The best Pikachu player in Europe. His 7th-place finish at {{Trn|Ultimate WANTED 3}} was the first top 8 at a national-level event for a Pikachu player other than ESAM; he has also placed well at several majors/supermajors, including 13th at {{Trn|Temple: Hermès Edition}} and 25th at both {{Trn|Glitch - Infinite}} and {{Trn|VCA 2022}}. | *{{Sm|Neeroz|France}} - The best Pikachu player in Europe. His 7th-place finish at {{Trn|Ultimate WANTED 3}} was the first top 8 at a national-level event for a Pikachu player other than ESAM; he has also placed well at several majors/supermajors, including 13th at {{Trn|Temple: Hermès Edition}} and 25th at both {{Trn|Glitch - Infinite}} and {{Trn|VCA 2022}}. | ||
*{{Sm|ShinyMark|Guatemala}} - The best Pikachu player in the world since 2022. He is the only Pikachu player other than ESAM who has placed top 8 at multiple majors/supermajors, having placed 3rd at {{Trn|Delfino Maza 2023}}, 5th at {{Trn|Smash Factor 9}}, and 7th at {{Trn|Collision 2023 | *{{Sm|ShinyMark|Guatemala}} - The best Pikachu player in the world since 2022. He is the only Pikachu player other than ESAM who has placed top 8 at multiple majors/supermajors, having placed 3rd at {{Trn|Delfino Maza 2023}}, 5th at {{Trn|Smash Factor 9}}, and 7th at {{Trn|Collision 2023}}. | ||
===Tier placement and history=== | ===Tier placement and history=== | ||
Opinions of Pikachu have remained strong throughout the game's competitive lifespan. This is due to several favorable adjustments, such as its new and potent neutral aerial, as well as its strengths, including its ability to pancake (crouch under) a lot of moves, its strong recovery and zoning options, and it possessing some of the best [[zero-to-death combo]]s in the game. As a result, some players saw Pikachu as one of the best characters in the game, an outlook that only improved following [[nerf]]s to the early metagame's best characters, as well as strong performances from {{Sm|ESAM}} prior to and immediately following the online metagame. | Opinions of Pikachu have remained strong throughout the game's competitive lifespan. This is due to several favorable adjustments, such as its new and potent neutral aerial, as well as its strengths, including its ability to pancake (crouch under) a lot of moves, its strong recovery and zoning options, and it possessing some of the best [[zero-to-death combo]]s in the game. As a result, some players saw Pikachu as one of the best characters in the game, an outlook that only improved following [[nerf]]s to the early metagame's best characters, as well as strong performances from {{Sm|ESAM}} prior to and immediately following the online metagame. | ||
However, Pikachu noticeably lacked the results other contenders for best in the game had. ESAM largely spearheaded Pikachu's results for the first few years of the game's competitive lifespan, and despite seeing high highs, was often brought down by mediocre results. For example, ESAM saw a career-defining victory over {{Sm|MkLeo}} at {{Trn|Glitch 8.5 - Konami Code}} but underperformed at most of his other majors in 2021. The post-online metagame also saw the rise of a couple other Pikachu players such as {{Sm|H4}}, {{Sm|Neeroz}}, and {{Sm|ShinyMark}}; the latter especially has seen performances that were on par with ESAM's, which included two top 8 finishes at supermajors. These results, however, were often countered with the players' inconsistency or a lack of results from outside their region. As a result, per [[OrionRank]]'s character rankings, Pikachu was 25th in results in 2021<ref>https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1zTKrF1HOv70Pp8xdJKrRQy3QiMYKLTCstoVNgxymt0o</ref>, and then fell to 43rd in 2022<ref>https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1gRlzy4z_dpqb2ZRhGoqtbDcuvUKz_ROsMZHGegon53M</ref>, a far cry from its top tier perception. Furthermore, Pikachu's position in the post-pandemic metagame became less secure due to the increase in strong players at top level play as well as new metagame standards, with more people preferring to use characters that have easier time racking up damage and KOing, such as {{SSBU|Steve | However, Pikachu noticeably lacked the results other contenders for best in the game had. ESAM largely spearheaded Pikachu's results for the first few years of the game's competitive lifespan, and despite seeing high highs, was often brought down by mediocre results. For example, ESAM saw a career-defining victory over {{Sm|MkLeo}} at {{Trn|Glitch 8.5 - Konami Code}} but underperformed at most of his other majors in 2021. The post-online metagame also saw the rise of a couple other Pikachu players such as {{Sm|H4}}, {{Sm|Neeroz}}, and {{Sm|ShinyMark}}; the latter especially has seen performances that were on par with ESAM's, which included two top 8 finishes at supermajors. These results, however, were often countered with the players' inconsistency or a lack of results from outside their region. As a result, per [[OrionRank]]'s character rankings, Pikachu was 25th in results in 2021<ref>https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1zTKrF1HOv70Pp8xdJKrRQy3QiMYKLTCstoVNgxymt0o</ref>, and then fell to 43rd in 2022<ref>https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1gRlzy4z_dpqb2ZRhGoqtbDcuvUKz_ROsMZHGegon53M</ref>, a far cry from its top tier perception. Furthermore, Pikachu's position in the post-pandemic metagame became less secure due to the increase in strong players at top level play as well as new metagame standards, with more people preferring to use characters that have easier time racking up damage and KOing, such as {{SSBU|Steve}} and {{SSBU|Kazuya}}. | ||
Overall, opinions on Pikachu have varied greatly. Some players, particularly in North America, continue to argue that Pikachu is one of the best characters despite its underwhelming results due to its thereotical strength, while others, particularly in [[Japan]], believe that Pikachu is overrated due to its mediocre results compared to other top and high tier characters. As it stands, Pikachu is ranked 13th on the current [[UltRank]] tier list, with the character notably having the greatest standard deviation in its tier list voting; the character was ranked in the top 5 in Latin America, and top 10 in the [[United States]] and [[Canada]], but conversely was not even ranked in the top 25 in Japan.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://blog.start.gg/ultranks-first-official-ssbu-tier-list-4a35bf3dcfc3|title=UltRank’s First Official SSBU Tier List}} Note: the standard deviation is noted in the "Analysis" section, while the placements by region is noted in the "Regional Differences" section</ref> | Overall, opinions on Pikachu have varied greatly. Some players, particularly in North America, continue to argue that Pikachu is one of the best characters despite its underwhelming results due to its thereotical strength, while others, particularly in [[Japan]], believe that Pikachu is overrated due to its mediocre results compared to other top and high tier characters. As it stands, Pikachu is ranked 13th on the current [[UltRank]] tier list, with the character notably having the greatest standard deviation in its tier list voting; the character was ranked in the top 5 in Latin America, and top 10 in the [[United States]] and [[Canada]], but conversely was not even ranked in the top 25 in Japan.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://blog.start.gg/ultranks-first-official-ssbu-tier-list-4a35bf3dcfc3|title=UltRank’s First Official SSBU Tier List}} Note: the standard deviation is noted in the "Analysis" section, while the placements by region is noted in the "Regional Differences" section</ref> | ||